Notice2025-16790
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; e-Allegations Submission
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Published
September 2, 2025
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 167 (Tuesday, September 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42421-42422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16790]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651-0131]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; e-
Allegations Submission
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal
Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than
November 3, 2025) to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice must include the OMB Control Number 1651-0131
in the subject line and the agency name. Please submit written comments
and/or suggestions in English. Please use the following method to
submit comments:
Email. Submit comments to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#490a0b1916191b08092a2b39672d213a672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="531011030c030112133031237d373b207d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional PRA
information should be directed to Seth Renkema, Chief, Economic Impact
Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade,
Regulations and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC
20229-1177, Telephone number 202-325-0056 or via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d99a9b8986898b9899babba9f7bdb1aaf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fdbebfada2adafbcbd9e9f8dd399958ed39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>. Please note that the contact information provided
here is solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking
information about other CBP programs should contact the CBP National
Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or CBP
website at <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/">https://www.cbp.gov/</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the proposed and/or continuing
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.8. Written comments and suggestions from the public and
affected agencies should address one or more of the following four
points: (1) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) suggestions to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (4) suggestions to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. The comments that are submitted will be summarized and
included in the request for approval. All comments will become a matter
of public record.
Overview of This Information Collection
Title: e-Allegations Submission.
OMB Number: 1651-0131.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: Extension without change.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: The information collected through the EAPA allegation
submissions portal, the Case Management System (CMS) (also known as the
EAPA portal), includes the following: filer category, name of
individual filing the allegation and their contact information, the
name and address of the company they represent, and their interested
party designation; information related to the alleged evasion scheme,
including type of products, type of scheme and antidumping (AD)/
countervailing duty (CVD) Order information; the name and address of
the company engaging in the alleged evasion scheme; and various
certifications regarding the truthfulness of the allegation and how
notifications about how the information will be used during the
investigation. Additionally, CBP requests information to include
alleger and violating importer email and phone number, optional
representing attorney contact information, and the type of violation
and the corresponding details. Interested parties will upload documents
with the appropriate confidentiality status (e.g., business
confidential (BC) version, public version, or public document).
New users will need to create an account with their name and email
address before accessing the EAPA portal, filing allegations, uploading
documents for cases to which they are assigned to participate, and
communicating with EAPA staff.
Previously Approved Revisions: Collection of information for an
EAPA investigation is authorized by the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 1517), Section 421 of the TFTEA (Pub. L. 114-125, Feb. 24,
2016), and 19 CFR 165. The EAPA portal is accessed through the e-
Allegations website at: <a href="https://eallegations.cbp.gov/Home/Index2">https://eallegations.cbp.gov/Home/Index2</a>.
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The EAPA Allegation form has been modified from the original
version to provide clarifying information which validates that the
allegation qualifies as an EAPA allegation. Additions to the form
include alleger name and phone number and the alleged violating
importer's email and phone number, the contact information for the
representing attorney contact information which was an optional data
element, and a requirement to select the type of violation and provide
the corresponding details. The updated form also requires users to
upload at least one document to the allegation submission and select a
document category in addition to the existing classification for
confidentiality status. Users will have the option to select additional
categories including document date and if a document has been served
after upload. Harmonized Tariff Schedule product categories and
questions that would make an allegation non-qualifying for an EAPA
allegation have been removed and replaced by system validations or
additional instructions.
In July 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
mandated that CBP implement a mechanism called an Administrative
Protective Order (APO), providing authorized representatives of parties
to the investigation access business confidential (BC) information on
the administrative record in EAPA investigations, administrative
reviews, and court remands subject to the APO.
To comply with court's mandate, CBP collects additional information
related to the new APO process that grants authorized persons access to
BC information in an EAPA investigation, administrative review, or
court remand.
Specifically, U.S.-licensed attorneys, or other individuals and
personnel employed and/or retained by and working under the direction
and supervision of a U.S.-licensed attorney, need to provide the
following additional information, not previously collected:
(1) a written request to view BC information;
(2) the names of all individuals, U.S.-licensed attorneys, and
personnel and other individuals working under the direct control of
U.S-licensed attorneys, who will have access to the BC information;
(3) the bar license number(s) and relevant United States
jurisdiction(s) for the responsible U.S.-licensed attorneys who access
or who oversee personnel accessing the BC information;
(4) certifications that the individuals viewing the BC information
do not, and will not, have any decision-making authority or official
business relationship with the party they are representing in the EAPA
proceeding or competitors of the party submitting BC information;
(5) certifications agreeing to protect and not disclose any BC
information to unauthorized persons;
(6) certifications to only use the BC information for the specific
EAPA proceeding for which access is approved;
(7) certifications that the statements they are providing are true
and accurate; and
(8) certifications that the authorized representatives have
destroyed all BC information received under the APO within 45 business
days after the final disposition of the EAPA proceeding, including any
related judicial proceeding.
CBP published a Final Rule March 18th, 2024, establishing the APO
implementation, formally announcing the EAPA Portal, and, as of the
effective date of the Final Rule, allegers, including Federal Agencies,
can withdraw an allegation request for an investigation via the EAPA
Portal.
Type of Information Collection: e-Allegations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,088.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,088.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 272.
Type of Information Collection: EAPA Allegations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 149.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 149.
Estimated Time per Response: 12 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30.
Type of Information Collection: EAPA Portal Account Creation.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 250.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13.
Type of Information Collection: EAPA APO Information.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 100.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2025-16790 Filed 8-29-25; 8:45 am]
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